Just finished Patrick Rothfuss’s The Name of the Wind, and it feels good knowing that I’ve read a fantasy novel. It has been far too long since I read a good fantasy that I could sink my teeth into. I am going to jump right on into The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay, hopefully I can sneak a few more books in before school starts this September. Cheers.

“On my desk next to my typewriter I have the following words emblazoned on a plaque and whenever I find myself struggling with writer’s block, I turn to them and I inevitably feel more relaxed and more at ease with myself and my work, heed them well:

‘Remember the three M’s: Misogyny, Machine-guns, & Murder, as long as these three are present in a story, one is surely to never fail.’

Alas, the lessor known three N’s are not as reliable as the three M’s: Ninjas, Nickels, & Note-cards.

The three M’s though, these words have never failed me and I find that my readers are always pleased when these elements are in place. I mean afterall, who could say no to a story about a machine-gun? Would you?”

I recently purchased a Nintendo DSi and jumping from a Sega Genesis to the DSi blows my mind. The fact that this hand held device contains more processing and gaming power than the monster of a box that was my Sega, astounds me.

I also love that I’m able to re-live all of my childhood gaming days with all of my favorites: Super Mario, Zelda, Final Fantasy, Kirby, etc. And the best part is that these games are so much more advanced and improved with updated story lines and graphics. I feel like such a corporate sell out talking about this because I want people to go out and buy their own, it’s so much fun and worth the cabbage you have to drop to get it.

I feel like a kid again and the portability is what really sells me on this system as I can take the fun with me.